MOUNTAINHEAD Review — Fleece Clad, High Tech Terror
Lisa Johnson Mandell’s Mountainhead review says that HBO Max’s latest streaming film is razor sharp, frightfully prescient and punctuated by some of the best acting you’ll see on a small screen. Succession director, writer and executive producer Jesse Armstrong didn’t intend for the HBO Max streaming film Mountainhead to be a horror film, yet it…
Results of the Critics Choice Real TV Awards — Don’t Judge!
Even if you claim to hate reality TV, betcha some of your favorite shows are among this year’s winners of the Critics Choice Real TV Awards. I know a lot of you erudite small screen fans turn up your noses at reality TV. “I don’t watch that stuff, it’s dreadful!” you scoff, then you start…
2 Comedy Podcast — Mid-Century Modern Review, Will & Grace Review
Lisa Johnson Mandell and Tandy Culpepper dish about two Max Mutchnick and David Kohan comedies, giving a Mid-Century Modern review and a Will & Grace review. Both are fabulous and ground breaking for their times. 2 in 1 — Mid-Century Modern review and Will & Grace review The streaming service Hulu has dropped a new…
2 Takes in 1 — Adolescence Review, Disclaimer Review
In this episode of The Hollywood Beat’s Take on TV, Lisa and Tandy offer an Adolescence review and a Disclaimer review, two drama limited series that push the envelope in that they use unconventional story-telling techniques. Adolescence Review The first, Adolescence, runs only four episodes, and—wait for it—each episode is shot in one take. Let…
Top 6 Sci-Fi Movies and TV Series — Wil Wheaton Favorites
Sci-Fi guy Wil Wheaton favorites include spacey movies and TV series from Battlestar Galactica to Blade Runner, with a surprising sprinkling of Sugar. By Keith Langston from our friends at JustWatch: Wil Wheaton has been a favorite in the fandom community for over 30 years. He got his big break in the hit film Stand…
The Hollywood Beat Podcast: Hacks Review, Ted Lasso Review
Lisa Johnson Mandell and Tandy Culpepper review two wildly popular and much awarded streaming comedy series. Get extra insight from their Hacks review and Ted Lasso Review. According to veteran CNN entertainment reporter Tandy Culpepper: “The modern comedy series has become very much a hybrid half-hour of television – at least in the case of…
2 Christine Baranski Series are the Hot Topics on The Hollywood Beat
Lisa Johnson Mandell and Tandy Culpepper review two streaming drama series that seem to have it all, including Christine Baranski — The Good Fight and The Gilded Age, on The Hollywood Beat podcast. Tandy’s take on Christine Baranski When it comes to capturing the attention of television audiences — whether they’re binging a certain corseted…
45 Famous Phones From Movies And TV — How Many Do You Recognize?
Cinephiles and entertainment junkies will probably recognize every one of these famous phones from movies and TV. We dare you not to smile as you go through this list. When you think of famous phones from movies and TV, what comes to mind first? At the risk of dating myself, Maxwell Smart’s famous shoe…
Hollywood Beat Podcast — The 2 Best Shows in the Taylor Sheridan Universe
This week on The Hollywood Beat TV, Lisa and Tandy talk about their two favorite shows in the vast Taylor Sheridan Universe. It should came as no surprise that Landman, the latest, is among them. Westerns. The public has an insatiable appetite for them, and the television industry has served up a plethora of them.…
Talking 2 Huge Streamers On The Hollywood Beat
Showbiz vet Tandy Culpepper has invited Lisa Johnson Mandell to review TV series with him on The Hollywood Beat. First up: Masters of the Air vs Baby Reindeer. Lucky me! I’ve been invited to join veteran entertainment reporter Tandy Culpepper on his podcast The Hollywood Beat, discussing buzzy TV productions that you may, or may not…
